Victorian Numbered Acts

CONFISCATION AMENDMENT (UNEXPLAINED WEALTH) ACT 2024 (NO. 26 OF 2024)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   1.      Purpose  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Purposes  
   4.      Definitions  
   5.      Objects  
   6.      Restraining orders  
   7.      Application for freezing order  
   8.      Notice of freezing order  
   9.      Offence to disclose existence of freezing order  
   10.     Civil forfeiture restraining orders  
   11.     New Division 1AA of Part 4A inserted  
   12.     Unexplained wealth restraining orders  
   13.     Purpose for which an unexplained wealth restraining order may be made  
   14.     Property may be subject to both unexplained wealth restraining order and other orders  
   15.     New section 40EA inserted  
   16.     Application for unexplained wealth restraining order  
   17.     New sections 40GA and 40GB inserted  
   18.     Determination of application for unexplained wealth restraining order  
   19.     New section 40IA inserted  
   20.     Application for exclusion from unexplained wealth restraining order  
   21.     Determination of application for exclusion from unexplained wealth restraining order  
   22.     Further orders  
   23.     New section 40XA inserted  
   24.     New Division 1A of Part 4A inserted  
   25.     Forfeiture of unexplained wealth  
   26.     New section 40ZAB inserted  
   27.     Declaration that property has been forfeited  
   28.     Application for exclusion from unexplained wealth forfeiture  
   29.     Determination of application for exclusion from unexplained wealth forfeiture  
   30.     Effect of forfeiture  
   31.     Disposal of forfeited property  
   32.     Relief from automatic forfeiture of property of serious drug offender  
   33.     Relief from unexplained wealth forfeiture  
   34.     New section 45BA inserted  
   35.     Person with interest in forfeited property may buy back interest  
   36.     Buying out other interests in forfeited property  
   37.     Warrant may be granted by telephone  
   38.     Application for production order—unexplained wealth  
   39.     Production orders  
   40.     Powers under production orders  
   41.     Application for monitoring order  
   42.     Costs  
   43.     Payment of money realised into Consolidated Fund  
   44.     Duty not payable  
   45.     Regulations  
   45A.     New section 148 inserted  
   46.     Schedule 1—Offences—Forfeiture on court order  
   47.     Schedule 2—Offences—Automatic forfeiture and civil forfeiture  
   48.     Repeal of this Act  
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